Djerba–Zarzis International Airport

Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Aéroport international de Djerba-Zarzis
IATA: DJE ICAO: DTTJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority
Location	Mellita, Djerba, Tunisia
Elevation AMSL	19 ft (5.8 m)
Coordinates	33°52′30″N 10°46′31″E / 33.87500°N 10.77528°E / 33.87500; 10.77528
Website	https://www.djerbaairport.net/
Map
DJE Location of airport in Tunisia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 3,100 10,171 Asphalt
Statistics (2006, 2024)
Passengers (2024) 2,203,957 Aircraft movements (2006) 24,392 Aircraft freight (2006) 90 tonnes
Source:, DAFIF

Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Djerba-Zarzis, Arabic: مطار جربة جرجيس الدولي) (IATA: DJE, ICAO: DTTJ) is an international airport serving the island of Djerba in Tunisia. The airport was enlarged and named Djerba Zarzis International Airport in 1970. However, the airport dates to 1950 (initially named Djerba Mellita airport). Today, it is an important destination for seasonal leisure flights.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Djerba–Zarzis Airport:

Accidents and incidents

• On 6 August 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153, a Tuninter ATR-72 en route from Bari to Djerba, Tunisia, ditched into the Mediterranean Sea about 18 miles from the city of Palermo. 16 of the 39 people on board died. The accident resulted from engine fuel starvation that resulted from the installation of the wrong fuel quantity indicator. The fuel quantity indicator installed had been calibrated for the smaller ATR-42 aircraft and showed significantly more fuel than was actually in the tank of the larger ATR 72. When the aircraft ran out of fuel, the indicator still showed 1800 kilograms of fuel remaining, thus confusing the crew for several minutes. Both engines stopped and the crew was forced to ditch the airliner in the sea.
• In 2010, the airport was a stopover for Air Berlin chartered flight AB7377, which was involved in a bomb scare. During loading at Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia, a suitcase was discovered that contained a clock, batteries and a firing mechanism. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the object was part of a test to assess the quality of airport screening procedures. The A330-200 aircraft was examined with an explosives sniffer dog, before it was allowed to fly to Munich Airport, via a stopover in Djerba.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Djerba-Zarzis International Airport.

• Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority (OACA)
• "Current weather for DTTJ". NOAA/NWS.
• Accident history for DJE at Aviation Safety Network